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Part song, "Drops of Rain"; violin solo, "Bolero," Miss D. 

 Wood; song, " Where tlie Bee Hucks," Master Percy Norman; 

 part song, "Sleep 1 'arling Sleep;" song, " OriDlieus with his 

 lute," Miss Lloyd-Jones ; pianoforte solo, " Saltarello," Miss 

 Longley, L.R.A..Vi.; part song, "Two Cupids"; song, "The 

 Charmed Cup," Mr. W. G. bidey ; song, Mrs. Lindley White ; 

 violin solo, " Tarentelle," Miss D. Wood; song, "A Life's 

 Lesson," Miss Hall ; part song, " Cherry Ripe," Mr. F. E. 

 Fletcher, Mus. Bac, F.R.C.' >., presided at the piano. Refresh- 

 ments were also provided. The President of the Society, Dr. T. 

 Ea.stes, expressed his pleasure at the privilege of welcoming so 

 many to the conversazione. He hoped that it would serve to 

 deepen and increase their interest in Natural History, the most 

 interesting of the sciences, and also in the Society itself, so that at 

 the end of the year they might have more members than they had 

 ever had before, He also hoped that it would be the means of 

 inducing several who had a little time to spare, to make observations 

 themselves, and then give the Society the benefit of their knowledge. 

 During the evening, Mr, Walton concisely explained the various 

 botanical specimens which he exhibited, and Mr. Ullyett also gave 

 a very interesting account of the fossils in the museum. A 

 phonograph proved a great attraction, and was well patronized 

 throughout the evening. Microscopes were exhibited by Miss 

 Hewett, Mr. Peden, Mr. Harris, Mr. Stainer, Mr. Horsnaill (Dover) 

 Mr. Hambridge and Mr. Nicholson. The Entomological specimens 

 were exhibited by Miss Melhuish and Mr. Ullyett, and a magnificent 

 display of local micro-lepidoptera collected within a radius of 20 

 miles of Folkestone, by Mr. Purdey, attracted considerable notice. 

 Mr. Walton was responsible for an interesting botanical collection, 

 and Messrs. Newman, Scott, and Cell, exhibiied several excellent 

 pictures. Dr. Knaggs had a choice selec ion of views and albums, 

 containing photographs of scenery in the Faroe Islands, and Mrs. 

 Mac Kee exhibited a sacred Buddist book, commonly called " The 

 Gold Bible," which was brought from the library in King Theebaw's 

 palace, in Madalay, by Captain Mac Kee, wheu Burmah was 

 annexed by the British, in 1885. It is composed of copper, 

 lacquered over and gilded. A gruesome curio on an adjoining 

 table was the skull of a Mohawk Indian. Mr. Billinghurst showed 

 several specimens of marine life, and Mr. Chippendale's exhibition 

 comprised such interesting objects as lizards, a flying fish, a giraffe's 

 tail, shark's jaw. West Indian Icing crab, Demerara toad, etc. Mr. 

 Francis exhibited some excellent pen and ink drawings. The 

 various specimens and exhibits were admirably arranged by the 

 Assistant Secretary (Mr. Stuart Hills) and others, to whose 

 assiduous care and energy the complete success of the evening must 

 in some way be attributable. 



